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Nikon Coolscan LS50 slide feeder?
Hi All:
I've been looking at film scanners to archive my slide/negative collection (not vast, but of value to me). I narrowed the choice of scanner down to the Minolta Scan Elite 5400, or the Nikon Coolscan LS50. Ed Hamrick's comments on the advantages of the Nikon changed my initial inclination for the Minolta (thanks for those, Ed, most interesting and apposite - better optics, better colour, no light source warm-up, faster speed particularly when using DICE). However. As far as I can see, Nikon have stuffed the LS50 with a single slide scan adaptor. The Minolta has a 4-slide at a time scan capability. It seems that in order to go above a single slide at a time on the Nikon, they want more than double the price for the basic scanner (LS5000) plus even more for a slide feeder. This would rule out the Nikon route for me, but I noticed that the single slide mount, and other film accessories are compatible between the LS50 and the LS5000. Does anyone know if the SF210 for the LS5000 is _actually_ compatible with the LS50 scanner? Needless to say, the marketing fluff at the Nikon site does not suggest this might be the case, but if not they just lost a sale. Regards Ian |
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"Mac McDougald" wrote in message t... In article , says... Hi All: Does anyone know if the SF210 for the LS5000 is _actually_ compatible with the LS50 scanner? Needless to say, the marketing fluff at the Nikon site does not suggest this might be the case, but if not they just lost a sale. Regards Ian You can ask at comp.periphs.scanners, but I'm pretty sure the slide feeder does NOT work with the V. The feeder option did not work with the IV or III either, only the 4000 and 2000. Mac Thanks, Mac. I guess it was a long shot, but as far as I could see all the extra hardware was in the SF210, it would have been very easy for them to do that. Regards Ian |
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